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\ 1,6215 6 March 22, 1927. A} KLUGE ET AL 4 SHEET DELIVERY MECHANISMOriginal Filed April 18. i923 apc z 7flwge. :EnevhZ Kluge name than,1921;

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-App1lcation filed April 18, 1923, Seria1 11107632382. k en ewed July16, 1825.

I Our'invention'rel ates to improvements in mechanism for removingprinted sheets from the-platen of a printing press.

' llts'qbi-ect is'to pmYlde improved pneiir 5-. matic sheet deliyeringmeans including suction'grips and an adjustable mounting there- -ior;providi ngfor; the v. selective positioning of saidrg rips'on a sheet tobemoved.

; With,the foregoing and .otherobjects in De view, -1which-'will appearin the following description, the inirention resides in the I novel combnation-and arrangement of parts 7 described; and claimed..

In the drawings Figi 1- is a perspective view. of mechanism, embodyinggour invention, the same being shown-in "connection with a platen pressand; Fig. 2 is a frag;

mentary secti'pnal view illustrating the reac 0 in detail also," artsconnected therewith.-

In the drawings 10 indicates the frame of a printi press, supplied withthe usual platenll an a carriage A including a tubu'-;

- lar support 12- reachingtransversely ofthe frame 10. Our sheetdelivery mechanism,-

-now to be specificallydescribed, is mounted a on said' carriageandmoved thereby toward and'awayjrom theplaten, also elevated anddepressed todirect the grips intheir cycle 0 of operation.

A tubular reach extending longitudinall'y of the. press is adjustablysecured to the support '12 b means of a clamp B. A flexible suction ose14. connects} with the 5 -rear end of said reach B, the forward end i ofthe reach being supplied with a headgC r s p v15. the reach 13 and upperand lower plates 16 and 17 spaced --apart and extending for- L0 wardlyfrom said plug. Two arms. 18 are carried B ;the reach 13 one end ofeach.

arm lap mg the other between the plates 16 and 1 A bolt 19 reachingthrough an aperture in the upper plate 16, alsothrough l5 aperturesin'sai arms 18 and threaded at its lower'end-in the lower plate 17serves to draw said.- lates together and clamp the ends of eai arms 18between -them.?- Each arm 18-;carries a suction grip-20 "slidablyadjustable thereon. Each gr1p'20i'is connected' through a flexibleconduit 21 wi th a nipple 22 communicating with the bore of the reach 13and extending from a side of and in the details of constructionhereinafter tted in the bore of gitudin The clamp B includes a block'23, having a seat 24'forthe reach 13 and a bore 25 therein to receivethe support 12. Akerf 26 cut through therear of the-block 23 and intothe bore 25 forms upper and lower jaw members .27 and -2S..- A bolt 6formed withan enlarged longitudinally slotted body portion 29,-throughwhich the reach 13 extends,

is included in the clamp -B.. The end. 29 of said bolt passes throughapertures in the jaw members 27 and 28, the head thereof bearing beneaththe lower jaw 28. The

threaded end 29 of said bolt is fitted with In remov ng printed sheets'from aplatena it. is often desirable to avoid contact between the'Zgrips20 and 1 inked, portions of' said sheets' Areas not inked and'suitablefor contact with thegrips of delivery mechanism vary greatlyaccordingrto the'natu're of the work, size of the sheets and thelocation. thereofon the platen of thepress Anysuitable contactingareasfor the grips 20 gwill be seen that the'reach 13 may beadjustedlongitudinally of theplamp Band .thatthe clamp itselfmay beadjustedlonof ourimproved deviceare reached by ap-- propriate adjustments;Provision" for the placement of the grips 20 in the sheet grasping planeis. made by adjusting'the block 23 angularl of the support-12,- whilethelonsup rt'suitably locates the reach 13 longitudinally offlthe platen11. The reach 13 is 2 0 thereonfto locate said grips in selectedgripping positions, the bolt 19 is tightened inthehead C and said armsthereby rigidly secured at the desired angles. Fromr'the foregoing itwill beunderstood that thegrips 20 are not confined to any fixed rela-'tion with'respect to each other or with re- I Speet to sheetsto beremoved thereby. Either adjustment of said block on said'-' suitablylocated transversely ofl'the platen of the grips may be positioned togras a sheet at any available uninked spot wit in able independently ofeach other, a suction I bore therein, an arm pivotally adjustable onsaid. reach, a suction grip slidably adgrip slidably adjustable on eacharm and flexible conduits, each conduit bringing one 'of said grips intocommunication with the bore of said'reach, the adjustment of the gripson said arms and of said arms on said reach serving to station the gripsin various sheet engaging positions.

2. In a delivery mechanism for removing sheets from the platen of apress, a reach movable toward and away from the platen, said reachhaving a longitudinal suction 'ustable 'on said arm and a flexibleconduit ringing the bore of said reach into communication with saidgrip, the adjustment of the grip on said arm and of said arm on saidreach serving to station the grip in various sheet engaging positions.

3. In a delivery mechanism for removing sheets from the platen of apress, a reach movable toward and away from the platen,

arms independently adjustable on said reach and gri s, one for each arm,each grip being adjusta le on its respective arm 4. In a sheet deliverymechanism, a carriage, a reach adjustable on the carriage, an armadjustable on the reach and a grip adjustable on the arm, said gripserving to re- 1 move sheets from Sheet receiving position and adapted,through said adjustments, to be positioned to grasp sheetsat variousselected points. l

5. In a sheet delivery mechanism, a mov- 4 able reach, an arm adjustableon the reach and a grip for taking sheets from one posi tion anddepositing the same in another position, said grip being sl-idable onsaid adjustable arm and adapted to engage sheets 1 at various selectedpoints; 5

6. In a sheet dellvery mechanism, a movable reach having a longitudinalsuction bore therein an arm ad ustable on said reach, a suctlon gripadjustablymounted on 1 said arm, and a suction conduit brin ing saidgrip into communication with sai bore in the various positions ofadjustment of said arm on said reach and'in the various positions ofadjustment of said grip on said arm.

7. In a sheet delivery mechanism, a movable support, grip carrying meansmounted on said support for adjustment about a pivotal axis, andadjustable grips carried by said adjusable-means for grasping a sheet 7at points variously spaced from and angularly related with respect tosaid pivotal axls.

In testimony whereof, we have signed'our names to this specification.

ABEL KLUGE. ENEVAL KLUGE,

